Obesity is not related to verbal abilities, processing speed, or cognitive flexibility when cognitive reserve in early and midlife is accounted for¶
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q3 i? Hierarchical regression analyses showed that obesity was not related to any of the three investigated cognitive performance measures when cognitive reserve in early and midlife was taken into account. → Ihle 2016
Evidence¶
Ihle 2016¶
Ihle, Andreas; Mons, Ute; Perna, Laura; Oris, Michel; Fagot, Delphine; Gabriel, Rainer; Kliegel, Matthias (2016). The Relation of Obesity to Performance in Verbal Abilities, Processing Speed, and Cognitive Flexibility in Old Age: The Role of Cognitive Reserve. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1159/000448916
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Hierarchical regression analysis in the same cross-sectional study of 2,812 older adults, adding cognitive reserve proxies (educational attainment, occupation, engagement in activities throughout adulthood) as covariates. The study reports that "obesity was not related to any of the three investigated cognitive performance measures when cognitive reserve in early and midlife was taken into account."
"Hierarchical regression analyses showed that obesity was not related to any of the three investigated cognitive performance measures when cognitive reserve in early and midlife was taken into account."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Executive Function — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
- Physical Well-Being — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- Obesity relates to lower processing speed and cognitive flexibility only among older adults with low education or low engagement in activities — related
- Obesity (BMI ≥30) is associated with lower performance in verbal abilities, processing speed, and cognitive flexibility in older adults — reports the opposite
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Obesity is not related to verbal abilities, processing speed, or cognitive flexibility when cognitive reserve in early and midlife is accounted for |
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Obesity is not related to verbal abilities, processing speed, or cognitive flexibility when cognitive reserve in early and midlife is accounted for |
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2016 |
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